r/IndieDev
ActiveThis is the place for indie devs and gamers to share anything, be it game development, their favorite games or just cool images, GIFs and music from an indie game in a casual community-run environment. If you're an indie gamer, this place welcomes you too! After all, every gamer is a potential indie developer!
Members
249,287
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2011
October 28, 2011
Total posts
260.9K
archived
Total comments
1.3M
archived
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How many members does r/IndieDev have?
r/IndieDev had 249,287 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/IndieDev dead?
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When was r/IndieDev created?
r/IndieDev was created on October 28, 2011.
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